Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Non-tidal rivers and river navigations such as the Thames above Teddington, the Severn, Nene, Great Ouse and Trent: marinas, boatyards and riverbank moorings for cruisers and narrowboats. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.
16 sites · 8 with a waiting list · typical £2,496 a year for a 10m cruiser (£500–£3,297 across 8 published tariffs)
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
Goring, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser
Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Northmoor, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,997 a year for a 10m cruiser
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Radcot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
| Site | Where | A year, 10m cruiser | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings | Benson, River Thames | £2,398 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings | Goring, River Thames | £2,638 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings | Eynsham, River Thames | £2,398 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings | Oxford, River Thames | £2,594 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Marsh Lock Base Moorings | Henley-on-Thames, River Thames | £3,297 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Maybush Moorings | Northmoor, River Thames | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings | Abingdon, River Thames | £2,997 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings | Oxford, River Thames | £2,398 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings | Abingdon, River Thames | £500 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Abingdon Marina | Abingdon, River Thames | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Benson Waterfront | Benson, River Thames | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings | Radcot, River Thames | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Osney Mill Marina (Upper) | Oxford, River Thames | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Oxford Cruisers | Eynsham, River Thames | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 8 river moorings and marinas with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £500 a year at Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings to £3,297 a year at Environment Agency Marsh Lock Base Moorings. The middle figure is £2,496 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m cruiser, Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings is cheapest at £500 a year in Abingdon.
None of the 16 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 16 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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